History
In the middle of the 19th century, canals began to be built along the 70 km between Weißenbach and the Gesäuse in order to make use of the water for agriculture and forestry.
In total, ten power plants with a total generative power of 345 megawatts have been built by the Ennskraftwerke AG.
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